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As Donald Trump held a lackluster pre-inauguration concert at the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday, the real excitement – and star power – was in New York City, where thousands of protesters gathered for a “We Stand United” demonstration near Trump Tower to express their opposition to the man who will be sworn in at noon on Friday.
Thousands more turned out for the gathering in NYC than Trump’s D.C. concert, likely a punch in the gut for the president-elect, who repeatedly emphasizes crowd sizes in his speeches.
More people showed up for the de Blasio anti-Trump protest in NYC tonight then attended Trump’s inaugural concert. Who’s gonna tell Trump?
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— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) January 20, 2017
While Trump’s concert in D.C. featured has-beens like 3 Doors Down and Jon Voight – yawn – Big Apple protesters were accompanied by big names like Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, and Mark Ruffalo, who spoke at the demonstration and joined other New Yorkers in speaking out against the president-elect.
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Thousands have gathered at the #WeStandUnited rally outside Trump Int’l Hotel and Tower in NYC. pic.twitter.com/iMKWlu5qIK
— Hayley Miller (@hayleymiller01) January 19, 2017
While the NYC gathering was impressive, it’s just the start of what will be a busy weekend for anti-Trump demonstrators all across the country.
As USA Today reported this week, anti-Trump protests will be held in all 50 states and 34 countries around the globe. In D.C. alone, more than a dozen demonstrations are planned for Inauguration Day and hundreds of thousands of protesters are scheduled to participate in a march on Washington the day after Trump is sworn in.
For Trump, these are crowd sizes he won’t be bragging about anytime soon.
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Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.
